<p>An account has been set up to help Lakeland Electric lineman John Applewhite with medical expenses.</p><p>Applewhite, 34, was beaten and suffered facial fractures and a broken jaw during a fight in a restaurant parking lot in New York on Long Island on Nov. 9.</p><p>Thomas Libretto was charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of one year in local jail. Libretto, 34, has pleaded not guilty.</p><p>Applewhite was in New York with a group of Lakeland Electric employees helping to restore power after Hurricane Sandy.</p><p>To donated, call any MidFlorida branch and use account number 20001889-AP care of John Applewhite. To find a MidFlorida branch, visit www.midflorida.com or call 863-688-3733.</p>